James Russell Lowell ( 10 of 106 )
In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim.
In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of
truth.
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.